The Intrepid Museum remembers Eugene Cernan, naval aviator, astronaut and commander of Apollo 17, NASA’s final lunar mission. Cernan was the last person to leave his footprints on the moon—a title he was passionate about changing. A tireless advocate for continued space exploration and STEM education, he encouraged young people to follow in his footsteps and go even further.
His family quoted him as recently saying, “I was just a young kid in America growing up with a dream. Today what’s most important to me is my desire to inspire the passion in the hearts and minds of future generations of young men and women to see their own impossible dreams become a reality.”
We share his final mission, and we will continue to honor his legacy. .
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